Recent increases in grant eligibility to result in higher numbers qualifying for financial assistance
The proportion of college students in receipt of a grant declined from a third to just over a quarter in recent years at a time when enrolment at third level has been rising. Photograph: iStock
Newly released data shows the percentage of students in receipt of a grant declined from 33 per cent in 2018/2019 to 26 per cent in 2022/23, a time when full-time student numbers increased overall by 7 per cent.My daughter wants to go away to college but I worry about the cost. Is she entitled to a grant?Grant recipients were more likely to be female and older than the overall student population .
The new data, meanwhile, show there are similar overall numbers of grant recipients in traditional universities and the technological sector, but grant recipients make up a larger percentage of the total student population in the technological university sector. In addition, grant recipients are also less likely to declare a disability. This reflects findings from other analyses on disability and socio-economic status.
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